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Looks like the folks over at Reason don't find much joy in the writings of swsnbn(ss!) either.
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Today is another dark anniversary. 12 years ago another group of self important and deranged individuals decided to make their statement with a body count.
Their target was the Murrah Federal Building, in Oklahoma City.
Jackalopes come in all sizes, all shapes, all colors, and creeds.
--ry
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Neptunus Lex and dinner conversation with his Eldest. If you've never read Lex before - this is the time to start. BTW - this guy is going to be a panelist on my panel at the Milblog Conference - you can meet him and ask him hard, perplexing questions yourself - if you go... If you go, you can meet *all* of these people... Just sayin'. Oh! Registration closes 27 April - no registration at the door. Unless you're rich and famous, of course. And Andi decides if you qualify for that!
Then there's this - as Larry K put it - Think ya used enough dynamite there, Butch? -the Armorer
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Baskin-Robbins, honoring Firefighters, May 2.
N-Robbins 31 Cent Scoop Night in Honor of NFFF
Baskin-Robbins is kicking off to the summer season early with a special 31-Cent Scoop Night celebration on May 2, 2007. Ice cream lovers have the opportunity to enjoy their favorite Baskin-Robbins flavor for only 31 cents while paying tribute to local heroes. On May 2, America’s favorite ice cream store is partnering with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
All the details, here. -the Armorer
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Speaking of Oklahoma and Heroes, a Soliders' Angel sent me this link to a video about a sailor who returns home to honor her mother today, who was killed in the Murrah Building 12 years ago. PO Lykins said she joined after 9/11 because she wanted to honor her mother's memory and do fight against terrorism. (you have to scroll down to video on April 17)
Also, second video about a marine Viet Nam veteran who is a double amputee and uses his experience to work with the injured. Edmond vet visits injured troops.
Army ready to field test Land Warrior System with deploying unit. Soldiers' response: Eh.
-Kat
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Bad Cat Robot steps into the phone booth and emerges as Snarkatron and skewers NBC. Geez, pick on something sporting why doncha? -the Armorer
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In a story about another bomb-sniffing dog named Daisy, Rosie DiManno gives us a different perspective on what happened to the ill-fated dog I posted about last month:
The dog did its job and found the other bomb planted nearby. She had indicated the spot to her handler. But sniffer dogs are trained to detect the scent of the explosive, not the plate, which in this case was a few feet distant. The dog stepped on the plate just as a Canadian trooper was handing its leash to the handler. The handler was seriously injured but is expected to recover.
I prefer to believe this version, rather than assuming the dog screwed up. - Damian
*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires.
Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute.
*Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is*
The UAVs (oops, can't call 'em UAVs anymore - they're now Unmanned Aerial Systems... some Colonel got his Legion of Merit for that change...), er, um UAS's we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now.
I call the post that because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to. It's also an open trackback, so if (Don Surber uses it this way a lot) someone has a post they're proud of, but it really isn't either Castle kind of stuff, or topical to a particular post, I've basically given blanket permission to use that post for that purpose. Another term of art that might be appropriate is "Free Fire Zone".
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